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My EQ6 has not been used much since I bought it over 18 months ago, but the past few nights I have had the opportunity to give it a run.
I have found that a rough polar alignment is sufficient. By that I mean the third leg of the pier points roughly south, the latitude set by the scale and no more! I know where the SCP is in the sky and just sight along the short polar axis housing to confirm.
I used the first three alignment stars suggested, Arcturus, Miaplacidus & Antares. Rough centred in a 80x eyepiece.
Result? - terrific GoTo shooting to all parts of the sky with all objects in a FOV of less than .7 degree. This mount really does not need to be accurately aligned for casual viewing. Love it the way this thing moves about the sky!
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